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Anesthesia Coding:

Bill the OR Case, Not Just the Surgeon’s CPT® Code

Published on Thu Jul 16, 2026

Question: I’m newer to anesthesia coding and need help with an operating room (OR) case. An 82-year-old Medicare patient with insulin-dependent diabetes, stable coronary artery disease, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease presents through the emergency department (ED) with a displaced left intertrochanteric femur fracture after a fall. The orthopedic surgeon performs open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with an [...]
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